Can data from the decennial census measure trends in mobility limitation among the aged?

Gerontologist

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 106-109

  Shrestha, Laura B ^a   Rosenwaike, Ira ^b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Data quality; Disability; Functional status; Public transportation; United States

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; ELDERLY CARE; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; STATISTICS;

EID: 0030027105     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/36.1.106     Document Type: Article

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